Physical Principles of Medical Ultrasonics, 2nd Edition

The physical properties of ultrasound, particularly its highly
directional beam behaviour, and its complex interactions with human
tissues, have led to its becoming a vitally important tool in both
investigative and interventional medicine, and one that still has
much exciting potential.

This new edition of a well-received book treats the phenomenon
of ultrasound in the context of medical and biological
applications, systematically discussing fundamental physical
principles and concepts. Rather than focusing on earlier
treatments, based largely on the simplifications of geometrical
acoustics, this book examines concepts of wave acoustics,
introducing them in the very first chapter.

Practical implications of these concepts are explored, first the
generation and nature of acoustic fields, and then their formal
descriptions and measurement. Real tissues attenuate and scatter
ultrasound in ways that have interesting relationships to their
physical chemistry, and the book includes coverage of these
topics.

Physical Principles of Medical Ultrasonics also includes
critical accounts and discussions of the wide variety of diagnostic
and investigative applications of ultrasound that are now becoming
available in medicine and biology. The book also encompasses the
biophysics of ultrasound, its practical applications to therapeutic
and surgical objectives, and its implications in questions of
hazards to both patient and operator.

"…an excellent reference, providing a starting point and more
for the many avenues of interest in this rich and important topic."
(Medical Physics, December 2004)

"This book can be an excellent textbook for a graduate course in
medical ultrasonics and a valuable desk reference for researchers
in the field." (IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology,
July/ August 2004)

“This is an excellent update to the first edition of this
book and should form a standard reference for many years to
come. (Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, Vol.30,
No.5, 2004)

“I know of no other book that treats this subject with
comparable breadth and depth”. (Journal of the
Acoustical Society of America, November 2004)

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